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As Ordinary Syrians Struggle, Sanctions Have Been Turned Into Punishment

New Book Reveals Just How Close Israel and Syria Were to a Peace Accord

Assad Visits UAE in First Trip to Arab Country Since Start of Syrian Civil War

Assad Calls Putin to Say He Supports Russia's 'Correction of History' in Ukraine Syria's Assad Calls Putin to Say He Supports Russia's 'Correction of History' in Ukraine Offensive

After Decade of War, Assad Is Reshaping Syria to Entrench His Rule

Israeli Druze in Beit Jann in the north collecting donations for Syrian Druze this week.

Israeli Druze Fundraise for Druze in Syria, Sparking Debate Over Help From 'Enemy' Israeli Druze Collect Donations for Druze in Syria, Sparking Debate Over Help From 'Enemy'

A view of the old city of Damascus, this month.

Syrian Soldier Killed, 11 Wounded in Damascus Military Bus Blast

Locals drive a scooter through the neighborhood of Sonnenallee, Berlin.

'Areas in Berlin Where Syrian Refugees Live Have Become Places of Fear'

Yasmen Almashan holds the pictures of her five brothers who died in Syria, before the verdict in front of the court in Koblenz, Germany, on Thursday.

German Court Convicts Syrian Officer of Crimes Against Humanity in Landmark Case

Torture survivor and co-plaintiff Wassim Mukda after the pronouncement of the verdict in front of the building of the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, in February.

For Victims, Syria Torture Trial in Germany Is First Step Toward Justice

Ameer Fakher Eldin, the director and screenwriter of the film, “The Stranger.”

'We Need to Redefine Our Narrative as Syrians Under Israeli Occupation'

Women walk in Damascus in front of photo of President Bashar Assad.

With Assad in a Desperate Need of Cash, His Regime Siphons Off International Aid With Syria's Assad in Desperate Need of Cash, His Regime Is Siphoning Off International Aid

Syrian President Bashar Assad supporters in Damascus, in May.

Syria Chemical Weapons Strikes: Israel Tries to Maintain Balance of Forces

A member of UN investigation team takes samples of sands near a part of a missile likely to be one of the chemical rockets according to activists, in Damascus countryside of Ain Terma, Syria, in 2013.

Report: Israeli Airstrikes in Syria Targeted Chemical Weapons Site Report: Israeli Airstrikes in Syria Targeted Chemical Weapons Site in June

Supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad holding up national flags and pictures of Assad as they celebrate in Damascus, Syria, last May.

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Arab Rapprochement With Syria’s Assad Works for Israel Too

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad meets with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdallah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Damascus, on Tuesday.

UAE Foreign Minister Meets Assad in Damascus, in First Since Syrian War Began

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Syrian President Bashar Assad during their meeting in the Kremlin in Russia in September.

Deadly Syria Bombing Threatens to Drag Turkey, Russia Into Armed Confrontation Deadly Syria Bombing Threatens to Drag Turkey, Russia Into Military Confrontation

United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, meets with Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Damascus, Syria

Syrian Government and Opposition Agree on Drafting a New Constitution, UN Says

A village in the countryside of Syria's northwestern Idlib province, this week.

Syrian Shelling of Rebel-held Areas Close to Turkey Kills Four

People stand near posters depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, ahead of the presidential election, in Damascus, Syria, in May.

Jordan's Abdullah, Syria's Assad Agree to Renew Ties in First Phone Call in Ten Year Jordan's Abdullah, Syria's Assad Continue Renewal of Ties in First Phone Call in Ten Years

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Syrian President Bashar Assad during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Friday.

Putin Meets Assad, Takes Swipe at Foreign Forces in Syria

Syrian army forces setting up a checkpoint in Daraa al-Balad, on Wednesday.

Syrian Troops Enter Last Opposition Bastion to Enforce Ceasefire

Syrian refugees near the Syrian-Turkish border, 2019

Russia Facilitates Evacuation of Syria's Last Opposition Bastion

Smoke rises above rebel-held areas of the city of Daraa during reported airstrikes by Syrian regime forces, in 2018.

Assad Forces Step Up Attack on Opposition in Southern Syria

In this 2018 file photo, smoke rises above rebel-held areas of the city of Daraa during reported airstrikes by Syrian regime forces.

Fighting Between Assad Forces, Rebels Escalates in Southern Syria

A medic administers a vaccine from the World Health Organization in Qamishli, Syria last week.

Syria Receives First Shipment of Russian COVID-19 Vaccine

Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Lebanon in February.

Qatar Says It Sees No Reason for Normalizing Syria Ties After Assad Re-election

Supporters of Syria's Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, on Thursday.

Syria's Assad Hails Vote, Derided by Opponents, as 'Re-defining Revolution'

Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma at a polling station in Douma, near Damascus on Wednesday.

Syrian President Bashar Assad Re-elected in Landslide Victory

A campaign poster for Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Sunday.

Syrians Vote in Election Certain to Give Assad New Mandate

Members of the Christian right-wing Lebanese Forces group attack a bus carrying Syrian voters heading their embassy to vote in the presidential elections in the town of Zouk Mosbeh, on Thursday.

Lebanese Groups Attack Syrian Voters Outraged Over Perceived Absentee Vote for Assad Lebanese Attack Syrian Voters in Sign of Growing Resentment of Perceived Absentee Vote for Assad

A Syrian child fleeing the war is lifted over border fences to enter Turkish territory illegally, near the Syrian border crossing at Akcakale in Sanliurfa province in 2015

Denmark Is Deporting Innocent People to Be Killed by a Barbaric Regime. Again From Nazis to Assad: Denmark Is Deporting Innocent People to Be Killed by a Barbaric Regime. Again

Forpost surveillance footage showing the 2016 double missile strike on Azaz National Hospital, Syria inadvertently released in 2021 by the Russian Ministry of Defense itself

How Putin Uses Israeli Drones to Bomb Civilians in Syria

File photo: A streak of light is seen in the night sky in the vicinity of Damascus during what Syrian authorities said was an Israeli airstrike, last year.

Israel Struck Near Latakia Overnight, Syria TV Reports

A youth walks past a banner depicting Syrian President Bashar Assad, last month.

Saudi Officials Meet With Assad in Syria, Set to Reopen Embassy, Report Says

Campaign posters for the upcoming presidential election adorn a street in Damascus, Syria.

Syrian High Court Approves Three Out of 51 Candidates for Presidential Election

A poster depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the historic Hamidiyah market in Damascus' old city.

Israel and Russia Find Common Interest in Syria

Civilians react as they wear gas masks after what activists said was a chlorine gas attack on Kansafra village at Idlib countryside, Syria in 2015.

Watchdog: Reasonable Grounds to Believe Syria Gov't Used Chlorine Bomb on Civilians 'Reasonable Grounds' to Believe Syrian Air Force Dropped Chlorine Bomb on Civilians, Watchdog Says

A Syrian soldier steps out of the burned courthouse that was set on fire by anti-government protesters in Daraa, 2011.

In War-torn Syria, Uprising Birthplace Seethes 10 Years On

People stand in a queue to get bread in the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria.

Anger Simmers Over Syria's Economic Collapse, but Assad Appears Secure

Israeli soldiers look towards Syria across the border from Mount Bental.

Israel’s Dangerous Precedent in Syria

Syrians looking at Majdal Shams from the Syrian side of the Golan Heights two years prior to the start of the civil war.

For the Druze in the Golan Heights, the Syrian Civil War Opened a New Door to Israel

A U.S. military convoy drives by a poster showing Syrian President Bashar Aassad in the town of Qamishli in northern Syria.

U.K. Sanctions Six Allies of Syrian President Assad

Syrian President Bashar Assad casting his ballot in parliamentary elections, as his wife Asma, left, stands next to him, in Damascus, Syria, April 13, 2016.

Assad's Wife Under Investigation in U.K. for Encouraging Terrorism, Report Says

Syrian refugees walking through a camp for displaced residents near the village of Kafr Aruq, in Idlib province, Syria, in January.

Russian Flour, Kurdish Fuel: Assad May Control Syria, but Not Its Economy Russian Flour, Kurdish Fuel, Turkish Power: Assad May Control Syria, but Not Its Economy

Mohammed Zakaria, a Syrian refugee, in his shop in eastern Lebanon, last week

For Syrians, a Decade of Displacement With No End in Sight

Assad's Druze supporters wave Syrian flags and hold up his portrait during a rally close to the Syrian border, last month.

Syrian Survivors of Chemical Attacks File Case With French Prosecutors

A picture taken with a drone shows tents of internally displaced Syrians in Northern Aleppo countryside, Syria, December 19, 2020.

Emirati Cash Lands in Syria, but It Can't Save Its Crumbling Economy

Lebanon: Borders of Blood

Understanding the First Lebanon War, Through Fresh Israeli Eyes

Smoke rises from heavy shelling in the Jobar neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, seen from Cairo, August 22, 2013.

Chemical Weapons Watchdog Criticizes Syria Over 19 Issues

Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad speaks during a news conference in Damascus, Syria, March 10, 2018.

Assad Appoints Veteran Syrian Diplomat Mekdad as Foreign Minister Assad Appoints Veteran Syrian Diplomat Faisal Mekdad as Foreign Minister

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moalem attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, April 13, 2017.

Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Moalem Dies at 79

A Syrian boy rides a bicycle through a devastated part of the old city of Homs, Syria, February 26, 2016.

In Ruins, Syria Marks 50 Years of Assad Family Rule

Syrian President Bashar Assad stands to receive Arab leaders before the opening session of the Arab Summit in Damascus, Syria, March 29, 2008.

Is Trump Working on a Syria Deal That Includes Normalization With Israel?

Smoke plumes rise from buildings in the village of Kansafra, in the southern countryside of Syria's rebel-held northwetern Idlib province, October 23, 2020.

Russia Strike Kills Over 50 Turkey-backed Fighters in Syria, Reports Say